2.8 Changing the Settings and Mesh in FLUENT

In order to allow you to use the Update command (see Section  2.2) when changes are made to your project, FLUENT must know which settings changes should be stored as part of the Setup cell's data (and therefore used during an update) and which settings changes should only be reflected in the results data that is associated with the Solution cell.

Please note that changes made to the mesh in FLUENT are not settings and cannot be automatically re-applied when the Update command is used. This includes all changes that affect the mesh including changes to the name, type, or number of zones (i.e., splitting and/or merging), or changes that otherwise change the mesh extensions, topology, or orientation.

In order to address these issues, if you make changes to the mesh and/or settings in FLUENT, you may be prompted when you attempt to calculate, close FLUENT, or save the project from FLUENT. The dialog boxes that appear (described in more detail below) allow you to select an action or to cancel the operation. Each dialog contains a More Information button that allows you to obtain more information on the problem that caused you to be prompted as well as the courses of action you can choose depending on your intent.

If you save the project from an application other than FLUENT or from the Project Schematic, you will not be prompted; FLUENT will automatically perform the default action for each dialog box described below.